Crotalus
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin crotalum (“castanet”), from Ancient Greek κρόταλον (krótalon).
Proper noun[edit]
Crotalus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Viperidae – rattlesnakes.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Serpentes - order; Caenophidia - suborder; Viperoidea - superfamily; Viperidae - family; Crotalinae - subfamily
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Crotalus horridus (timber rattlesnake) - type species
References[edit]
- Crotalus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Crotalus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Crotalus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkro.ta.lus/, [ˈkrɔt̪äɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkro.ta.lus/, [ˈkrɔːt̪älus]
Proper noun[edit]
Crotalus m sg (genitive Crotalī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Crotalus |
Genitive | Crotalī |
Dative | Crotalō |
Accusative | Crotalum |
Ablative | Crotalō |
Vocative | Crotale |
References[edit]
- Crotalus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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